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DesertChris' High Desert Extreme Gardening Glog

Hi everyone,
This is my grow log in the super windy, super hot, sometimes way too cold, rabbit and squirrel infested High Desert of Southern California.

In addition, My gardening has to be done on a super tight budget, so lots of stuff is recycled or repurposed for gardening use...LOL

I'll update my grow list as I add to it.

We have 3 garden areas that we will be using this year. (one last year, and 2 more I am preparing)


Most of the Peppers are already either Plants, Seedlings or in the germ trays :)
Tomatoes, Tomatillos and Eggplants are Seedlings or Germinating...

Special Thanks to "StupidJerk", "Pulpiteer", "Meinchoh", "AjiJoe" and "wayright" for kindly sharing so many wonderful seeds/varieties with me, and expanding my growlist!!
I will add details of where seeds came from when I get some more time :)

[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]In Parenthesis is the seed source (and I know some of these came from other kind folks who sent them to these kind folks)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]SJ = StupidJerk[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]PL = Pepperlover.com[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]PJ = PepperJoe[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]OW = Overwinter[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Canadian Express = GhostPowder.com[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Terroir = Underwoodgardens.com[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]American Seed = American Seed Pouches from wallyworld[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Fatalli.net[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Other Sources are usernames here [/background] :)

GROWLIST
HOTS:
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]AjiJoe Surprise (maybe maui purple or purple peru??) (SJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]AjiJoe Surprise Hot Mix (AjiJoe)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Anaheim (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Banana (OW)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Birgit's Locato (Wayright)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Black Cobra (SJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Black Pearl (SJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Black Prince (Wayright)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Bhut Jolokia India Carbon (PL)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Bih Jolokia (PL)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Brown Bhuts (PL)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Chocolate Bhut (SJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Giant Bhut (red) (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Yellow Bhuts (PL)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Orange Bhuts (PL)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Peach Bhuts (AjiJoe)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Purple Bhuts (PL)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Red Bhuts (meinchoh)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Red Bhuts (PL)[/background]
Red Bhuts (Canadian Express)
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]White Bhuts (PL)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Bolivian Rainbow (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Carolina Reaper (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Cayenne (1) (OW)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Cayenne (2) (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Charleston (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Chili de Arbol (Dried Store Pods)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Datil (1) (Wayright)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Datil (2) (SJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Fatalii (SJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Fatalii Gourmet Jigsaw (Fatalii.net)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Floral Gem (Home and Garden Show)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Fresno (1) (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Fresno (2) (SJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Chocolate Habanero (SJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Mustard Habanero (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Mystery Red Habanero (SJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Orange Habanero (OW)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Orange Habanero (From Pods Last Year)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Ramon's Jamaican Habanero (Walkgood)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Tazmanian Habanero (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]White Habanero (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Jalapeno (OW)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Black Jalapeno (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Purple Jalapeno (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Mexican Jalapeno (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]PepperJoe Jalapeno (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Jamaican Hot Chocolate (SJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Jamaican Pepper Red (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Kung Pao ( PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Mystery Red Annum (came in a flat of bell peppers) (OW)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Naga Viper (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Naranga (Fatalii.net)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Orange Manzano (SJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Pasilla (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Pepperoncini (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Poblano (OW)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Pequin (Dried Store Pods)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Purple Maui (Wayright)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Red Savina (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Sapporo (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Sante Fe Grande (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Scotch Bonnet (SJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Scotch Bonnet (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Serrano (1) (OW)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Serrano (2) (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Serrano (3) (Terroir)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Serrano (4) (American Seed)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Serrano (5) (Home and Garden Show)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]7 Pot Douglah (SJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]7 Pot Jonah (SJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]7 Pot Primo (SJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]7 Pot Red Brainstrain (SJ)[/background]
7 Pot Red Brainstrain (Pulpiteer)
7 Pot Yellow (Pulpiteer)
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]7 Pot Yellow BrainStrain (PL)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]7 Pot Yellow BrainStrain (SJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Takanotsume (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Tepin (1) (Wayright)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Tepin (2) (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Thai (1) (Farmers Market)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Thai Sun (2) (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Thai (3) (SJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Tobago Seasoning (Wayright)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Trinidad Perfume (Fatalii.net)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]TS Butch T (1) (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]TS Butch T (2) (SJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]TS Moruga (red) (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Wild Brazil (AjiJoe)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Yatsufusa (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Yellow Trinidad Congo (SJ)[/background]

SWEETS:
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Chinese Giant (Terroir)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Chocolate Bell (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Corno di Toro Giallo (yellow) (Terroir)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Corno di Toro Rossa (red) (Terroir)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Golden Marconi (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Grand Bell Mix (American Seed)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Melrose (Terroir)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Orange Bell (From A Store Pod)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Keystone (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]King of the North (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Mini Bell Mix (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Sweet Crimson (PJ)[/background]

Tomatoes:
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Amish Paste (Terroir)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Black Brandywine (Terroir)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Black Plum (Terroir)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Black Zebra Cherry (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Cherry Roma (Terroir)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Cosmonot Volkov (Terroir)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Giant Syrian (PJ)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Honkin' Big Black Cherry(Terroir)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Mortgage Lifter (Terroir)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Oregon Spring (Terroir)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Principe Borghese (Terroir)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]San Marzano (Terroir)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Speckled Roman (Terroir)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Yellow Pear (Terroir)[/background]
[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]Wild Galapagos (Terroir)[/background]

Tomatillos:
Tomatillo Verde

Eggplant:
Listada de Gandia (white)

Herbs:
Rosemary
English Broadleaf Thyme
Sweet Basil
Garden Sage
Mullein
Thai Basil
Marseilles Basil
Cilantro
True Greek Oregono
Parsley
Giant of Italy Parsley
Dukat Dill
East Indian Lemongrass
Mint
Pepppermint
Spearmint

Onions/Leeks/Kohlrabi:
Crystal White Wax Onion
Walla Walla Onion
Yellow Sweet Spanish Utah Onion
Evergreen Bunching Onion
Peking Green Kohlrabi
Giant Musselburg Leek

Lettuce/Greens:
Romaine Lettuce
Salad Bowl Mixed Lettuce
Terroir Seeds Blend Lettuce
Mesclun Medley Lettuce
Jericho Lettuce
Little Gem Lettuce
Sainte Anne's Slow Bolting Lettuce
Agretti
Vates Blue Curled Kale
Rainbow Swiss Chard
Spinach-Beet Greens Swiss Chard
Red Aztec Spinach
Garden Cess
Spicy Greens Mix

Carrots/Radishes:
Yellowstone Carrot
Cosmic Purple Carrot
Easter Egg Blend Radish
Japanese Minowase Winter Radish

Grains/Etc:
Mennonite Sorghum
Faro Quinoa
Teff
Golden Flax

Turnips/Beats:
Purple Top White Globe Turnip (Sown and Germinated already)
Detroit Dark Red Beet

Beans/Peas:
Black Valentine Bean
Rattlesnack Bean
Henderson Lima Bean
Kala Chana Garbanzo Bean
Lazy Housewife Bean
Lincoln Pea
Telephone Pea
Oregon Giant Sugar Pod Snow Pea
Mammoth Melting Snow Pea (tried a couple times starting back in November, so we'll see if any make it)

Melons/Squash/Pumpkin/Cucumber/Berry/Etc:
Wonderberry-Sunberry
Vine Peach-Mango Melon
Golden Beauty Casaba Melon
Prescott Fond Blanc Melon
Sugar Baby Watermelon
Golden Midget Watermelon
Jack Be Little Pumpkin
Gele Reuzen Pumpkin
Jarrahdale Pumpkin
Lumina Pumpkin
Connecticut Field Pumpkin
Spaghetti Squash
Table Queen Bush Acorn Squash
Waltham Butternut Squash
Bergess Buttercup Squash
Poona Kheera Cucumber
Everbearing SMR-58 Cucumber
Boston Pickling Cucumber


Thanks for looking,
Chris
 
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That's an incredible amount of plants !
 You might need a machete to work your way around those when they bush out........ :D
Seriously, you'll be pulling off some major harvest of all types of peppers.
Nice video update.
 
PIC 1 said:
That's an incredible amount of plants !
 You might need a machete to work your way around those when they bush out........ :D
Seriously, you'll be pulling off some major harvest of all types of peppers.
Nice video update.
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Thanks!!
I think you will be right about the machete....lol....it is going to get dense in those gardens pretty quickly.

I am hoping for some crazy harvests later in the year :)
Then I can make a ton of different powders and flakes.
 
Is it an Annuum? Is it a Chinense? Hmmmmm I think it is a "MoWTF Scotch Bonnet"!!! (Ministry of WTF).... Bwahahahahhahaha
Anyway, StupidJerk sent me the seeds that grew this, and he warned me it was turning out to be a "Not Scotch Bonnet".
Today I discovered a couple pods this plant was hiding from me :)
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcJaJGmAjs0
 
WalkGood said:
Chris, just clicked to see the video and it says "this video is private" are you sure it's not porn :D
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BWahahahahaha!!!
OK, I just fixed it....
Strange, I recently got a new smartphone, and it uploaded it as private...geez....
 
Video worked fine this time, awesome pods! I allow my small plants to pod too and do not pinch off. I believe it build strength in dat stalk, just like dem fending off wind sincen they young builds stronger stalks. Congrats on de pods mon!
 
WalkGood said:
Video worked fine this time, awesome pods! I allow my small plants to pod too and do not pinch off. I believe it build strength in dat stalk, just like dem fending off wind sincen they young builds stronger stalks. Congrats on de pods mon!
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Awesome! I just let them grow too. No trimming of stuff, the wind and varmints do enough of that....lol
 
You've got a regular farm going there - amazing! I hope stuff really takes off for you. I am so impressed with what you are doing in the midst of a desert.
 
Took me a while...but I am all caught up now. Holy geeze brother...you're gonna have some pickin to do! Wow, just the tomatoes would take more time than I have to spend! Good on ya...maybe in a couple years when I am retired I will have a grow that size! Your vids were very soothing with the sound of trickling water in the background....ahhhh. I know they have to go through a lot of water up there in that heat! How long/often do you run each station?
 
Wow Chris, been catching up!
 
I don't know if plant out is harder or the harvesting and processing. I do know this year with the additional prep work it had to be tough. Glad your maters have set, once that's done it's all downhill...well almost :D
 
Liking the trellis work there too!
 
I'm sure when things cool down a bit you'll have loads of pepper...I mean loads!
 
Take care, now you get to watch it grow!
 
Pulpiteer said:
You've got a regular farm going there - amazing! I hope stuff really takes off for you. I am so impressed with what you are doing in the midst of a desert.
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Thanks Andy, It has been a ton of work expanding to 4 growing areas, but now I just get to water, weed, and watch it all grow :)
Things are starting to grow nicely, and the Fall harvests will be truly insane!!
 
 
stc3248 said:
Took me a while...but I am all caught up now. Holy geeze brother...you're gonna have some pickin to do! Wow, just the tomatoes would take more time than I have to spend! Good on ya...maybe in a couple years when I am retired I will have a grow that size! Your vids were very soothing with the sound of trickling water in the background....ahhhh. I know they have to go through a lot of water up there in that heat! How long/often do you run each station?
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Thanks Shane! In the Fall will be most of the harvesting, but you are right. It is going to be crazy!!
I love watering time....sitting at the picnic table in the main garden listening to the water. It gives the illusion of not being in a desert...lol
 
Lets see.....I pretty much water everything once a day unless it gets to 110 degrees, then I check stuff and water again as needed.
So the red bhut garden is the only one on a timer, and it runs for 30 minutes at 6am
The other 3 gardens (and also the porch plants and herb garden)  I water as I do my morning chores......it takes about 1 1/2 hours to water it all and feed the animals....
Devv said:
Wow Chris, been catching up!
 
I don't know if plant out is harder or the harvesting and processing. I do know this year with the additional prep work it had to be tough. Glad your maters have set, once that's done it's all downhill...well almost :D
 
Liking the trellis work there too!
 
I'm sure when things cool down a bit you'll have loads of pepper...I mean loads!
 
Take care, now you get to watch it grow!
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Thanks Scott!
 
Yeah, plant out was a pain, mainly due to digging, prepping and installing the water systems in the 3 new garden areas.... It almost killed me...hahahaha
Anything else will be much easier!!
 
Those trellises are working out nicely... The bamboo was a section of fence we got at Lowes....I just cut the wires holding it together. Each piece ended up costing maybe 75 cents :)
Yep, tomatoes are setting, but there will be a lull in fruit setting during the hottest part of the summer....
 
I am thinking you are right about the loads of peppers ;) at least I am hoping you are...lol
 
Been a while since I checked in on the High Desert grow and man you got that desert growing down! Great mess of Turnips and it'll be interesting to see if that Kale grows or not. I'm hoping to have the new garden space built up in time to get a Fall garden in but still have a ways to go on getting it ready to plant.
 
Have a great week out there! 
 
DesertChris said:
Awesome! I just let them grow too. No trimming of stuff, the wind and varmints do enough of that....lol
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I was going to say, looks like your garden prevailed in the battle against the elements & pests (fingers crossed). Nice grow.
 
WalkGood said:
Chris, long time no hear from you, hope all is great and that your super busy pulling huge harvests ... how is everything brethren?
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Hi Ramon, Things are good.... been very busy with the family, so have spent hardly anytime lately at the funnest forum around.
 
RocketMan said:
Been a while since I checked in on the High Desert grow and man you got that desert growing down! Great mess of Turnips and it'll be interesting to see if that Kale grows or not. I'm hoping to have the new garden space built up in time to get a Fall garden in but still have a ways to go on getting it ready to plant.
 
Have a great week out there! 
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Howdy! Yep, that Kale is growing perfectly! been adding it to salads for an extra boost of flavoe and nutrition!
 
Devv said:
It has been a while....
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Yes!! Waaay too long, everytime I think I have time to update and upload videos, my gal thinks of everything else in the world for me to do.......Geezzzzz
 
 
Dot Com said:
I was going to say, looks like your garden prevailed in the battle against the elements & pests (fingers crossed). Nice grow.
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So far we are prevailing, but it has been a bit of a rough year...
 
stc3248 said:
Chris...hope you're just too damn busy harvesting to get on here brother. Can't wait to hear from you!!!
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I wish!! Not a ton of hot peppers....yet.....
I have been harvesting a ton of food from the gardens though....most of our meals are at least partly made from the garden produce.
 
 
 
Thanks for asking guys! 
OK... Here Goes...
 
This year has been even more challenging than normal.
 
Putting in 3 more garden areas slowed my plant out waaaaay too much...but next year I will be ready to rock way earlier!!
 
The Good news first...
Tomatoes are producing like crazy!! Tons of fresh salsa, pasta sauce etc...
Tomatillos producing great...lots of salsa verde going on at the dining room table ;)
Lettuce, Red Aztec Spinach, Kale, Chard, Eggplant, Wonderberries, Carrots, Radishes, Onions, Cilantro, 8 types of Basils, Oregano, Sage, Thyme, Rosemary and much much more producing lots for us to eat.
Yellow Squash and Zuchinni.....well.... I harvest 8-10 of them per day....I was getting buried alive in the kitchen, but gave a ton away!!
The Annuums are producing moderate amounts of pods... certainly more than we can eat...should get a whole lot of them in late october :)
 
The Bad news.... The Chinense varieties are LAGGING!!!!
 
I am also deeming 2013 the insane year of the garden pest...
I'll start with small and go to large....
Aphids
Unknown flat things that hatch into unknown flying things
Elm Beetles
Squash Beetles
Hornworms
Gophers
Squirrels
Rabbits
Goats
 
Anyway, here are current videos from 2 days ago, showing the state of affairs in the gardens :)
 
Garden #1
Garden #2
Need a little bump to post the 3rd video :)

Devv said:
I see you!
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HAHAHAHhahahaa.... I was typing and inserting videos ;)
 
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